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How’s your to-do list? If you are like many people who desire to serve Jesus in what they do, your list is long, perhaps even unmanageable, and it is filled with many good, even excellent things that you could be doing. It becomes overwhelming and frustrating, to say the least.

God has blessed the mission and ministry of the Texas District from its beginning to the present time. I am convinced that His blessing will continue in the future. Over the years God has raised up some very strong missionaries to serve in Texas. These missionaries were and are heroes

Is it possible to make mission inroads into the wild, remote and independent communities of West Texas? Through the work of Dr. Margaret Peterson, God is opening doors by opening books. Throughout this year, Margaret has been looking at West Texas communities from a missionary perspective. Through much prayer, the

In the United States there are more than 4 million Hindu immigrants and more than 1200 Hindu temples. More temples are being built as mainline Christian churches are closing down. Additionally, more and more Anglos Americans are embracing the Hindu religion. They are attracted to Indian ornate temples, complex mythologies

The Post-Communion Canticles found in the Lutheran Service Book reflect not only the heart of God, the central focus of the Scriptures, and the core teaching of the Lutheran Confessions, but they also capture our identity during this Advent season and in the partnership we call the Texas District. In

(This blog is a slightly-edited version of a column I wrote for Area D Connections, July 1, 2013. Some recent experiences cause me to commend these comments to you once again.) Nowhere is Scripture soft on false teaching. And nowhere is Scripture soft on our responsibility to hold to sound

“I decided to go on the retreat because I need to let God back into my life.” My heart wanted to leap out of my chest when I heard Richard say those words six weeks into our first Alpha course! He had started the course at the urging of a

How can you reach Millennials with the Gospel? It’s a question the church is asking as people born between 1981 and 2001 have become the largest age demographic in the United States. Under the banner of “Outreach IQ,” nearly 200 servants of Jesus gathered in Houston at the 2016 fall

As Texas District President I often receive the blessing of hearing or experiencing mission stories. Recently I was able to attend the public launch of Cypress Chapel Lutheran Mission. Saturday night before the Sunday launch, the sky opened dropping a large amount of rain. The Sunday activities planned for after

Several new communities are being reached with the Gospel of Jesus in the Rio Grande Valley through a variety of mission outreach efforts. One involves potatoes—yes, you read correctly: spuds, Idaho’s best, Mister and Missus, the raw material for French Fries. The Orphan Grain Train blesses the Rio Grande Valley